My two cents.
Check out Andy's toprunner.
He builds them here in NE. I think his price is still around the price of an A52 Keene. I think about $100
http://thomascreek.net It is a fluid bed as well, I've got one of his original prototypes he has refined it, it moves dirt well and is great at fine gold recovery..
When we go the Nemaha we just shovel raw run into a bucket and drop it in. It can run a 5 gallon bucket in just a few minutes. My wife and took one to Co and worked the beach at Fairplay this summer for about a 1/2 day, I dug material, and as fast as I could dig she was running material (and getting color).
I've seen grumpys, it is expensive.